Realization of Logically Labeled Effective Pure States for Bulk Quantum Computation

Abstract

We report the first use of ``logical labeling'' to perform a quantum computation with a room-temperature bulk system. This method entails the selection of a subsystem that behaves as if it were at zero temperature---except for a decrease in signal strength---conditioned upon the state of the remaining system. No averaging over differently prepared molecules is required. In order to test this concept, we execute a quantum search algorithm in a subspace of two nuclear spins, labeled by a third spin, using solution nuclear magnetic resonance and employing a novel choice of reference frame to uncouple nuclei.